Parthenon mosque

This article is about the two former mosques located at the Parthenon. For the Parthenon itself, see Parthenon.
Parthenon mosque(s)
View of the Acropolis in 1670, with the still intact Parthenon serving as a mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
  1. 15th century–1687
  2. 18th century–1843
Status
  1. Destroyed (1687)
  2. Dismantled (1843)
Location
LocationParthenon, Athenian Acropolis, Central Athens, Attica
CountryGreece
Interactive map of Parthenon mosque(s)
Architecture
StyleOttoman
Completed
  1. 15th century
  2. 18th century
Demolished
  1. 1687
  2. 1843

The Parthenon mosque refers to one of two former mosques created successively within the Parthenon, on the Athenian Acropolis, in Central Athens. Erected during the Ottoman period, the first mosque was adapted from the Church of Our Lady of Athens, a church that was destroyed by a Venetian bombardment in 1687. The second mosque was a free-standing building erected in the open space of what was the naos of the now ruined Parthenon; that was dismantled in 1843.

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